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5:34 AM on Thursday, August 21

US applications for jobless benefits rose to 235,000 last week but layoffs remain at historically healthy levels

4:15 AM on Thursday, August 21

Students and teachers often suffer heat-related illnesses at schools in Puerto Rico, one of many places where extreme heat is disrupting children’s education more frequently

4:03 AM on Thursday, August 21

Walmart posts solid second quarter earnings as shoppers look for deals amid tariff concerns

3:29 AM on Thursday, August 21

Ilona Maher’s mission at the Women’s Rugby World Cup is about more than just winning games

3:06 AM on Thursday, August 21

German prosecutors say a Ukrainian man suspected in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions has been arrested in Italy

2:39 AM on Thursday, August 21

The Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has denied involvement in recent massacres in eastern Congo

1:00 AM on Thursday, August 21

Giraffes are now classified into four distinct species in Africa

12:30 AM on Thursday, August 21

China has marked 60 years of Communist Party rule in Tibet with a parade and speeches in front of the Potala Palace

12:12 AM on Thursday, August 21

The Ukrainian air force says Russia has launched one of its biggest drone and missile attacks this year at Ukraine

12:09 AM on Thursday, August 21

Uganda agrees deportation deal with the US on condition that deportees should not have criminal records

11:47 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A player has been banned for four games for a homophobic slur against an opponent in a top-flight Australian rules football game, the sixth AFL-listed player suspended for a similar act in the past 16 months

11:33 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to quickly reject Sean “Diddy” Combs' request that he throw out a jury verdict or order a new trial after a jury convicted the music maven of two prostitution-related charges

10:50 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Paige Bueckers put together not just one of the best shooting performances by a WNBA rookie, but one of the best performances ever by any player

10:27 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A baby bottle, a squeaky toy and a schoolbag are among items that have surfaced from a mass grave site in Sri Lanka’s formerly war-torn northern region, along with 141 human skeletons including some that appear to be of children of different ages

7:41 PM on Wednesday, August 20

San Diego Padres right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. made a sensational leaping catch to rob San Francisco’s Rafael Devers of a home run

6:52 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori defended their U.S. Open mixed doubles title Wednesday night, keeping a traditional team on top of a revamped event filled with singles stars

5:16 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Retired Providence, Rhode Island, Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio, who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of ”Caught in Providence″ died Tuesday

3:59 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A fire has broke out on the USS New Orleans vessel off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor injuries

1:20 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The team at “South Park” is continuing its comic assault on the Trump administration

5:47 AM on Tuesday, August 19

Nexstar Media Group is buying broadcast rival Tegna for $6.2 billion, bringing together two major players in U.S. television and the country’s local news landscape